Alkyne Addition Reactions – The “Concerted” Pathway
How does the chemistry of alkynes compare to alkenes? As we’ve seen in some previous posts, there are some significant differences, but a lot of
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Alkene Addition Pattern #3: The “Concerted” Pathway
In contrast to alkene addition reactions in the Carbocation Pathway and the 3-Membered Ring Pathway, we saw in the last two posts that hydroboration of
Read moreReagent Friday: OsO4 (Osmium Tetroxide)
In a blatant plug for the Reagent Guide, each Friday I profile a different reagent that is commonly encountered in Org 1/ Org 2. Today’s reagent
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